Don't forget that the Annual General Meeting of the Wellington Beekeepers Association Incorporated is being held on Monday 9^th August at 7:30 pm at the Union Church Terrace Centre in Johnsonville. Items on the agenda will include the usual President’s Report, Presentation of the Accounts by the Treasurer, and the election of an executive committee. Nominations for positions on the executive committee will be called for at the AGM.

If any of you are willing to serve on the committee, but are unsure of what commitment is involved, please contact one of the existing committee members (Richard Hatfield, James Scott, Doug Purdie, John Burnet, Mary-Ann Lindsay, Bill Allan, Andrew Beach).

Nominations for positions on the committee are to be made from the floor at the AGM. All executive positions are able to be contested.

In addition, the club is seeking someone to manage the library and ensure that the books and magazines received by the club are available for reading by members.

Consideration of modifications to the Constitution of the Association has been deferred until a later date.

Members are reminded that their annual subscriptions are now due. Please complete the form on page 4 and send to the Treasurer, Mary-Ann Lindsay. Those members who have not paid by September will cease to receive newsletters.

Don't forget that the annual mead competition is to take place in August along with the AGM. There are three classes of mead: Dry, Sweet, and Sparkling. Refer to page 5 for competition rules. Note that entries are to be submitted in clear round bottles (preferably 750ml size), except for sparkling which should be in standard sparkling wine bottles.